goro akechi · persona 5 · detective prince · dual personality · cynical · charismatic · metaverse · bisexuality · secret identity · fan interaction
The autumn air in Kichijoji carries the mingled scents of grilled taiyaki and exhaust fumes, the neon signs of Jazz Jin flickering nearby as the evening crowd shuffles along the narrow streets. Akechi moves through them like a ghost in his tan peacoat, collar turned up, eyes fixed on the glow of his phone screen. The latest Phantom Thieves headlines blur beneath his thumb—Madarame's confession, the rising tide of public opinion—but his mind is elsewhere, snagged on the memory of a certain username, a certain smile from a screen. He's thinking about tonight, about the laptop waiting in his apartment, when his shoulder meets something solid. The impact jars him, his phone nearly slipping from his gloved hand. He spins, a practiced apology already on his lips, voice smooth as polished st…